Artist: Jacques François Delyen (French, 1684-1761), painter and printmaker.
Engraver: Laurent Cars (French, 1699-1771), engraver, from c.1750 turned to publishing, especially of thesis prints.
Title: Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot (French, 1655-1735), cleric and historian.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: René d'Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf agé de 71. J. Delÿen pinxit. Laur: Cars filius sculp.
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 6".
Edition: Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem, appellez depuis les Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui les Chevaliers de Malte. Par M. l'abbé de Vertot.
Date: 1726 (c.)
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed and laid down. Spots to corners. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: frontispiece to Vertot's 'Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de St Jean de Jérusalem' Tom 1. Paris, 1726.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1874,0613.1852.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.